Govt to increase number of genome sequencing for COVID-19: Health Ministry

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Govt to increase number of genome sequencing for COVID-19: Health Ministry

Govt to increase number of genome sequencing for COVID-19: Health Ministry

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Published 29 Dec 2020

The government will increase the number of genome sequencing for COVID-19 in view of the new coronavirus strain that was first detected in the United Kingdom, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday.

"An important development is the establishment of INSACOG which is a consortium of 10 government labs to do genome...

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